The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-03
OLD lCAMP CARLILE.5
THE MEMORIAL Park PROPOSAL
A Consideration OF It's pelirnhility and its
Feasibility and tho Means Of Accom-. \
pllahing tho Thlng-Ths Time Ia Now
and the Money Is Waiting.

Tho ISTELlioENcGh's Memorial Park
project nlsots with increased favor each
day. Lag. evening man who lives on
the Island offered reporter a hubocrip.
ton, and naid another man; hla nelghbor,
would subscribe $50. Six hundred men
rs liberal 80 he would buy tho old fair
grounds. property, tho site OF Camp Oar.
| lie. Anybody interested In tho success
Of the prolee. can by ample experiment
form an idea oil It's pracsicability: islm.
ply uqk eyory acquaintance you meet II
he Is in favor Of the plan and Il he will
contribute II the effort 10 buy tho ground
IL nado. n }TtNs BUNK, ~ 'S., sT
The deslrability Of converting the
grouad ro!srrod' to Into public park, a
memorial oithe .Weus Virginia soldiers, Is
almost universally admitted. In the first
place the ground is historic, and should
DO preserved, as memento OF the dayB
when tho Union soldiers were cauped
thero. 55g5 " 3. T. ',.(.. i''si,g
ln,a l3gt.,,s A PARALLEL. s,5
| What glorious thing II would have bssn
for tho Wheeling Of to-day II the ate Of
old Fort Henry, whore in ITS was fought
the last battle OF the Revolution, had
been preserved intact for later generations.
What au unique thipgit would DO to-day
In tho land. Such an institution Wheel.
Ing people now have las. the chance 10
preserve and hand down to poateriLy, In
the historic grounds where was located
Camp Carlile, and whence the troops
\ marched to the frat land battle Of the
Rebellion, the nsYsr.to-be.foYgotten en-.
ga2ement at Philippi. G'i5y
Besides this there is not within the city
limits another spot which can be made
into place Of public reeort. That there
Ia no more desirable thing for the city all
are agreed. .i.l'
4 CAN IT BE DONE? ~ q
The question then arises, is tho project
teasible2 It iB apparent from tho DRIFT Of
fopinion gathered by the INTRLLldRNcEa
reportsTa that the feeling in favor Of a
PARK is overwhelmingly in the majority.
Certainly popular vote on tho question
would resuls in iour.Giths OF the votes
cast being in the Affirmative. What oyery-
body desires to zee done cannot be hard
to do. The best judgment is that the
property can ba bought for SIC, 900 or less.
| II prompt steps are taken this can be
raised. Such is the judgment of practical
business men. Il51Il .lSs l5tsl, I'st Z
| For various toycible reasons, prompt
action is necessary. Next week the sur
vey OF the property will be completed,
and Eooa thereafter the special commits
sioners, Mesara. William Erskine and
George B. Caldwell, will advertise the
land to DO sold at public auction. Delay
| will make the fruition Of the plan forever
hopeless. Bssides this, feeling Ia now
trife all over the country which would
mako 1t easy to secure liberal contributions
to the fund. - e7. s ~. !5Izs :
The ilcts abont the matter in nut
shell: The echeme is feasible, and if those
| who express themselves 80 earnestly in
favor Of it will act promptly "Camp Car
| Lille Memorial Park" will be an assured
fact. Is its.Si!5a it7!5 50 \
A we'll known Wheeling man who has
been away from home Tor several months,
writea and expreeaes his regret at not
having been able. to te here during the
Reunion, compliments tho INTELLaEN.
GER on tho showing il made that week
and the courae 1t pursued with relation to
the Cleveland banner, regrets that tho
soldiers did not pass il by in silent con.
tempt and concludes by saying: "But
I hasn't the old town had boom with a
biz B though? Put me down for $40 for
Camp Garlic Memorial Park"